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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 November 2024. Dam in Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, US For other uses, see Hoover Dam (disambiguation). "Boulder Dam" redirects here. For other uses, see Boulder Dam (disambiguation). Dam in Arizona, U.S. Hoover Dam Hoover Dam by Ansel Adams, 1941 Official name Hoover Dam Location ...
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (also called Lake Roosevelt) is the reservoir created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. It is named for Franklin D. Roosevelt , who was president during the construction of the dam.
The accumulated water from Hoover Dam forced the evacuation of several communities, most notably St. Thomas, Nevada, the last resident of which left the town in 1938. [12] The ruins of St. Thomas are currently visible (as of May 23, 2022) via dirt road and hiking trail, due to Lake Mead's low water level. [12]
Members of the Local Environmental Action Demanded (LEAD) Agency, an area advocacy group, worry that raising the water level will make flooding worse at the lake's upstream rivers.
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area that encompasses the 130-mile (210 km) long Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake between Grand Coulee Dam and Northport, Washington, in eastern Washington state. The Grand Coulee Dam was built on the Columbia River in 1941 as part of the Columbia River Basin project.
Project water enters Banks Lake through the Feeder Canal from the Pump-generating plant. [6] The outlet for Banks Lake is the Main Canal near Coulee City. It is near the east abutment of Dry Falls Dam. [6] Banks Lake serves as an equalizing reservoir for storage of water for irrigation and can be used to for power generation.
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